By Gary AndersonSeptember 2 - The World Curling Federation (WCF) and Sochi 2014 have released the schedules of play for the next year's Winter Olympics and Paralympics. 

Eight men's teams will be competing for the final two Sochi 2014 spots; South Korea, Japan, New Zealand

By Gary AndersonSeptember 1 - It was a day of dominance for Germany on the Duisburg waters as home athletes secured four world titles at the 2013 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Sprint World Championships today.

Vasilev and Oleg Zhestkov in the men's K4 1,000m.Elsewhere, there was double delight for New

Zealand as Lisa Carrington became the women's K1 200m class world champion, while compatriot

By Nick ButlerSeptember 1 - Some of the world's best Paralympic skiers will be descending on, and down, the slopes at Thredbo this week for the first ever International Paralympic Committee (IPC) skiing World Cup to be held in Australia.

The four-day event in New South Wales is due to begin tomorrow and follows two season opening competitions

in New Zealand at Coronet Peak and Mount Hutt.In the men's slalom standing class the absence of current

World Cup leading New Zealander Adam Hall could allow home favourite Mitchell Gourlay of Australia to

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By Gary AndersonSeptember 1 - Three more gold medals on the final day of the World Para-Cycling Championships in Baie-Comeau saw the United States top the overall medal table with 19, including 12 gold.

The Spanish pair were the subject of a post-race complaint from New Zealand, who claimed that Benitez

By Mike RowbottomSeptember 1 - Britain's men's eight earned their first gold in the history of the Rowing World Championships in Chungju today, defeating the Olympic and defending champions, Germany.

bronze medallist Marcel HackerDefending world and Olympic single sculls champion Mahé Drysdale of New

Zealand made a shock exit in the discipline's quarterfinals ahead of a final won by the Czech Republic's

By Nick ButlerAugust 31 - New Zealand duo Hamish Bond and Eric Murray powered to victory in the pairs

seen them win all three World Cup events by leading from the front to defeat pairs from Romania and New

Zealand.While Swann is a new member of the British squad Glover is simply continuing the success which

By Gary AndersonAugust 30 - It was a golden day for the United States at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-Cycling World Championships in Baie-Comeau as no fewer than five of its riders topped the podium in the time trial events.

the men's tandem competition while British duo Lora Turnham and Corrine Hall finished ahead of two New

Zealand pairs in the form of silver medallists Phillips Gray and Laura Fairweather, and bronze medal

That represented the first time two teams from New Zealand finished on the podium in the same event at

a World Championships, which delighted Paralympics New Zealand Bike head performance coach Brendon Cameron

Zealand Paralympic programme in February of this year."

By James CrookAugust 30 - Italy were the standout nation on the second day of finals at the World Rowing Championships in Chungju, taking gold in the coxed pair and the lightweight men's eight along with a silver and two bronze medals in other events.

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond of New Zealand will look to remain unbeaten since 2009 in their men's pair

Italy, who claimed another bronze. .Finals action will continue tomorrow, where the formidable duo from New

Zealand, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, will be going for a record in unbeaten races in the men's pair

By Emily GoddardAugust 29 - The 2014 Champions Challenge 1, the winner's of which will qualify for the 2016 Champions Trophy, for men and women will take place in Malaysia and Scotland respectively, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced today.

26 and May 4, and the women starting a day later but finishing on the same date.Featuring teams from New

Zealand, Spain, Korea, South Africa, hosts Malaysia, Canada, Ireland and Japan, the men's competition

test - but that could be rectified in Sochi following the debut of snowboarding slopestyle, where in New

Zealand 21-year-old James Woods has become the second British winter athlete to reach a World Cup podium

By Duncan MackayAugust 26 - Brian Cookson's campaign to become the new President of the International

potential," said Mueller..Australia has one of three votes in the Oceania region - along with Fiji and New

Zealand - out of the total of 42."

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next year's Winter Paralympics in Sochi after finishing second at the Winter Games in Queenstown, New

Zealand.

 Heather Mills described her silver medal at the Winter Games in New Zealand as an "amazing experience

" "Skiing in New Zealand has been an amazing experience, and to top it off by leaving with silver in

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By Gary AndersonAugust 21 - With less than a year to go until the start of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics European Championships, Swansea 2014 has unveiled its event mark and launched the official website.

to make next year's European Championships the "biggest and best" to date, and as part of this the new

Last year, the university hosted training camps for the Mexican and New Zealand Paralympic teams prior

By James CrookAugust 20 -The top names in triathlon, including Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and his bronze medal-winning brother Jonathan, will turn out in Stockholm this weekend in the search of vital points going into next month's International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series Grand Final in London.

American Gwen Jorgensen, who took victory in Yokohama and San Diego.Others to keep an eye on include the New

Zealand team of Kate McIlroy and Andrea Hewitt, who has finished fourth in the past two World Triathlon

By Gary AndersonAugust 20 - Reigning Paralympic champion Adam Hall of New Zealand is gearing

The IPC Alpine Skiing season is due to get under way at Coronet Peak in New Zealand tomorrow with less

Zealander to win gold.Chief executive of Paralympics New Zealand, Fiona Allan said the IPC events

New Zealand athletes are working hard to prepare," she said."

To attract high calibre events such as the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cups to New Zealand during Winter

These events will provide the opportunity for New Zealand disabled athletes, including our Vancouver