Athletics Championships, in Moscow, thanks to Russia's mouthy Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, about the new

The New Zealand speed skater Blake Skjellerup, a gay rights activist, says he will wear the Rainbow Pin

By Gary AndersonAugust 19 - Kinsale Yacht Club in Cork, Ireland will play host to more than 100 competitors from 18 countries this week as the International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) World Sailing Championships take place from August 22 to 30.

set to take to the waters in the Kinsale harbour which will also see Championship winning crews from New

Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, the United States and Russia as well as from Norway

By Gary AndersonAugust 19 - The fourth International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Shooting World Cup in Bangkok saw shooters from South Korea dominate the event, taking 22 of the 42 medals available as 140 athletes from 20 countries battled it out.

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Zealand and world record at Shooting World Cup

By Gary AndersonAugust 18 - Chief executive of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Xavier Gonzalez hailed the efforts of all the athletes competing in Montreal as the World Swimming Championships came to a close with 43 world records set and 172 gold medals awarded.

across seven days where many world records have fallen, historic performances have been laid down and new

through their amazing performances have raised awareness of Para-sport and Para-swimming to entirely new

New Zealand's Mary Fisher (centre) helped her country to its best ever finish in Montreal with her fifth

New Zealand had its best ever showing at an IPC Swimming Championships winning a total of 12 gold medals

Nikita Howarth completed a memorable week for the New Zealanders by claiming her first world crown in

By Gary AndersonAugust 17 - Australia's Maddison Elliott was one of a number of competitors to claim unexpected victories on day six of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Swimming Championships at the Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal, as she won gold in the women's S8 100 metres freestyle ahead of hot favourite Jessica Long of the United States.

I'm happy with the time; it's a new personal best."

a similar story in the women's S10 100m backstroke as 10-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe of New

Zealand claimed her fourth gold medal of the Championships cruising to victory ahead of Russian Nina

Zealand claimed her fourth gold in Montreal in the womens S10 100 metres backstroke Two athletes

set a world record in the final of the women's S13 100m backstroke with a time of 1:07.29, while a new

By Duncan Mackay at The Hilton in GlasgowAugust 16 - A proposal to move the headquarters of Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) from London to Kuala Lumpur after Glasgow 2014 was blocked today following protests from several countries.

All have been invited to apply for positions based in the new location on terms and conditions applicable

countries had been considered, including Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, New

Zealand, Singapore and South Africa.

President Leandro Negre has praised the Indian hockey league brought in earlier this year to breathe new

domestic players - including the Indian national side, and 50 international athletes from Australia, New

Zealand, South Africa, Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia, Spain, and Argentina.Negre, who was in India

India League is appreciated globally by everyone and I am hopeful that the league will prove to be a new

By David OwenAugust 12 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved closer to completing its roster of broadcasting deals for the 2013-2016 Olympic cycle, selling rights in 17 Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran and Thailand, to Japanese advertising company Dentsu.

American markets outside Brazil to Carlos Slim's América Móvil.Attention will probably now switch to New

Zealand, the sole outstanding market harbouring significant interest in the 2014 Winter Games in just

territories and will now seek broadcast partners on all platforms.The full list of countries covered by the new

Afghanistan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New

nbsp;IOC opens Olympic broadcast rights bid process in 24 Asian countriesMarch 2013: Exclusive - New

AndersonAugust 10 - London 2012 gold medallists Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher will be looking to lead the New

Zealand team to further success at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships

last year which saw her set a world record time of 29.21sec in the S10 50 metres butterfly, at the New

Zealand Swimming Championships in Auckland earlier this year.The 20-year-old, the youngest ever New

Zealand Championships in March, as she beat her previous best time in S11 50m butterfly of

Zealand squad.Cameron is the defending men's SM4 150m individual medley world champion and has dominated

Zealand team for IPC World Swimming Championships

By Gary AndersonAugust 4 -  America's Stacy Lewis finished two shots clear of South Korean's Hee Young Park and Na Yeon Choi to claim the women's British Open title at St Andrews at the home of golf, denying Inbee Park the chance to complete a fourth successive major win of 2013.

Stacy Lewis right poses with the Ricoh Womens British Open trophy alongside leading amateur Lydia Ko of New

Zealand Two bogeys on the last three holes of her third round left Lewis trailing going into the final

England Rugby Sevens team Ben Ryan has announced that he will step down from his role ahead of the new

The 41-year-old will remain at hand to ensure a smooth transition in the build-up to the new season although

third place on three separate occasions and finished in sixth in the latest campaign behind champions New

years but I have decided that it is right for me and my career progress that I move on and let someone new

that period and we've recorded some great tournament victories - including eight individual wins over New

Zealand - as well as reaching a World Cup final for the first time in 20 years."

By James CrookAugust 2 - After a hugely successful World Athletics Championships in Lyon last month, the Paralympic Movement now turns its attention toward Montreal in Canada, where the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships are due to underway later this month, an event that will be screened live on ParalympicTV.

go on sale for 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in MontrealMay 2013: Pascoe heads seven-strong New

Zealand team for IPC World Swimming Championships

By Gary AndersonAugust 1 - The countdown to the start of the International Rugby Board (IRB) 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup continues as today marks exactly one year to go until competition is due to get underway in Paris.

and ten of those teams have already secured their place for the showpiece event.Defending champions New

Zealand, 2010 runners-up England, Australia, hosts France, United States, and Canada qualified automatically

New Zealands Kelly Brazier centre trys to evade the English defence during the recent international series

In 2010, New Zealand overcame hosts England 13-10 in the final to etch their name on the trophy for the

By Gary AndersonJuly 31 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced that global broadcast figures for the 2012-2013 HSBC Rugby Sevens World Series have risen by five per cent from last year, with a record 4,504 hours of total airtime across 149 territories.

Zealand, the United States, Hong Kong and Scotland before the final tournament was staged at Twickenham

in London in MayNew Zealand were crowned Sevens World Series champions for a record 11th time in the

Zealand women's side also claimed the Sevens World Series title, while both the men's and women's sides

The all conquering New Zealand side who were crowned 2012/13 HSBC Rugby Sevens World Series champions

Zealand at Rugby World Cup Sevens in MoscowMarch 2013: Fiji mount stunning comeback to retain Hong

By Gary AndersonJuly 30 - A record 133 doping tests were carried out at last month's Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, with every one returning a negative result, it was announced today.

New Zealand's men celebrate their 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens triumph in Moscow "In the run-up to the

of this story at [email protected] StoriesJuly 2013: Double success for New

Zealand at Rugby World Cup Sevens in MoscowNovember 2010: Kayange named rugby sevens anti-doping