By Duncan Mackay at Hotel Adler Cavalieri in FlorenceSeptember 25 - Britain's Brian Cookson was today accused of using "subversive legal tactics and intimidation" in his campaign to replace Pat McQuaid as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI). 

On Friday we have the opportunity to begin to respond to those hopes and aspirations and embrace a new

style of governance, a new way of working and enter an exciting new era for the UCI and our sport.

restoring the reputation of our International Federation our sport, cycling, will start to benefit from new

for PresidentSeptember 2013: Cookson UCI Presidential campaign boosted by backing of Canada and New

Zealand

By Gary AndersonSeptember 24 - The University of Bath has today become the first Intensive Netball Training Centre (INTC) for England Netball as part of the governing body's strategy to see the country become world champions by 2019.

currently lie third in the world rankings behind world champions Australia and Commonwealth Games champions New

Zealand, and will be hoping to improve on their bronze medal from Delhi 2010 as preparations ramp up

By Gary AndersonSeptember 20 - The United States came out on top against Paralympic champions Australia in a close final of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) Tri-Nations tournament in Sydney.

gold and bronze medallists battle it out.Australia came into the final after seeing off neighbours New

Zealand in the semi-final playoff while the US went straight into the decider, following the round-robin

By Gary AndersonSeptember 20 - Just over a month after stepping down as head coach of England's rugby sevens side, Ben Ryan has been announced in the same role for Fiji, and will be at the helm of the South Pacific side up until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

International Rugby Board (IRB) Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow.Ryan's England side finished as runners-up to New

Zealand in Moscow bettering their quarter-final exit in 2009 and during his six years in charge England

won five Sevens World Series events between 2007 and 2013, two in Dubai, two in New Zealand and one

after it was revealed that he headed a shortlist of four that included Etuate Waqa, Iliesa Tanivula and New

Zealand-based Waisiki Masirewa."

By James Crook at Paddington Station in LondonSeptember 19 - New head coach Simon Amor was in attendance

Greenfield and RFU chief commercial officer Sophie Goldschmidt, who spoke of the benefits of the new

With the new HSBC World Series season set to kick off on Australia's Gold Coast in just over three weeks

from their overall lowest points total since the 2007-2008 season and mount a serious challenge on New

Zealand, who are eyeing up a fourth consecutive crown.England Sevens will have their shirts emblazoned

hailed Heathrow Express as a "wonderful sponsor", before speaking of his eagerness to get started in his new

By James CrookSeptember 18 - New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe has been named as the International

By Gary AndersonSeptember 18 - British Prime Minister David Cameron and his New Zealand counterpart

showpiece event, which runs from September 18 to October 31, 2015.The 2011 Rugby World Cup took place in New

Zealand and saw the hosts win the tournament for the second time, adding to their inaugural Rugby World

By Nick ButlerSeptember 13 - University rowers from Britain, Australia, South Africa and China have been named in the six person shortlist for the 2013 Parmigiani Spirit Award which recognises those who have demonstrated the "core values" of the sport.

well as to their wider university community.Five time world single sculls champion Mahe Drysdale of New

Zealand will sit on the three-man judging panel which will decide upon the winner of the World Rowing's

reigning Olympic single sculls champion and former five-time world gold medallist Mahe Drysdale of New

champion to judge Parmigiani Spirit AwardSeptember 2012: Parmigiani Fleurier and World Rowing present new

By Emily GoddardSeptember 12 - Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) has named Snow Sports NZ high performance

director Ashley Light as the nation's new Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014.

Zealand team at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games including the gold medal winning performance of

Zealand wheelchair rugby team at Athens 2004, and has extensive knowledge of the Parasport high performance

Zealand charged to deliver two gold medals at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games and the Chef de Mission

New Zealand sent a field of two athletes to Vancouver 2010 - alpine skiers Peter Williams and 

Zealand Paralympic champions recognised in Queen's Honours List June 2010: Adam Hall voted New

By James CrookSeptember 11 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) and tournament organisers Australian Rugby Union have announced the pools draw and match schedule for next month's Gold Coast Sevens event, which will kick off the 2013-2014 season.

for their first home sevens win since 2002, when they were victorious in Brisbane.Defending champions New

Zealand have been drawn in Pool A alongside Kenya, the United States and regional qualifiers Tonga,

 IRB reveal record broadcast figures for Sevens World SeriesJune 2013: Double success for New

Zealand at Rugby World Cup Sevens in MoscowJune 2013: Holders Wales set to clash with favourites

New Zealand in quarter-finals as IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens heats upJune 2013: Defending champions

By Emily GoddardSeptember 10 - Five nations - Australia, England, India, Malaysia and New Zealand - have

New Zealand is the only bidding nation not to have hosted either the men's or the women's Hockey World

FIH Executive Board meeting in Lausanne on November 7 this year.This bid process is part of the FIH's new

By Nick Butler at The Hilton in Buenos AiresSeptember 7 - All three of the cities battling for the right to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have insisted that their presentations went as well as possible as they put forward their credentials here for a final time ahead of this afternoon's vote.

This was a message reinforced by New Zealand member Barry Maister, who found the presentations "

By Gary AndersonSeptember 7 - With just under 11 months to go until the start of the 2014 International Rugby Board (IRB) Women's Rugby World Cup, South Africa and Kazakhstan claimed the final two spots for the showpiece event in France.

posts to cue ecstatic home celebrations.The South Africans and Kazakhs now join defending champions New

Zealand, 2010 runners-up England, Australia, hosts France, the United States, Canada, 2013 Grand Slam

momentum today as he received the backing of a further two national federations in the form of Canada and New

Zealand.

The support from Canada and New Zealand follows the news that British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman

By Gary AndersonSeptember 5 - Despite an early finish to the first ever International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Australia, organisers of the event were delighted with the first three days of action, which saw the hosts bag three gold medals to finish third behind Slovakia and table toppers the US.

temperatures and a lack of snowfall saw no action on the fourth and final day of the IPC event in Thredbo, New

Rahles-Rahbula.Gourley carried on his fine start to the season at the first IPC alpine skiing competition in New

Zealand, where he claimed three silvers and a bronze, by bagging two gold medals on his home slopes

Sochi 2014 with start of IPC Alpine Skiing seasonJuly 2013: US Paralympic Alpine skiing team for new