Auckland earlier this year, has been named chief executive for the 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which New

Zealand is staging.

In general, I don't think New Zealanders quite understand how big football is overseas."

Beeche was the chief executive of Triathlon New Zealand for five years up until March 2011 when he became

New Zealand 2015 is scheduled to be held between June 19 and July 11 and will feature 24 countries competing

Zealand 2015.

Zealand delivers a world class event with a massive global profile."

By Duncan MackayDecember 20 - Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) have agreed a deal for Brendon Cameron to

The 39-year-old has been in charge of the programme since 2009 and at London 2012 led New Zealand to

partner Sarah Ulmer to victory in the individual pursuit at the Olympics in Athens 2004, the first New

 Cameron was formerly one of New Zealand's top track cyclists, winning bronze medals in the team

By Duncan MackayDecember 15 - Olympic rowing gold medallist Rob Waddell has been appointed as New Zealand's

new Chef de Mission for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

a heart condition that caused an irregular heartbeat to win gold in Sydney, has been involved with New

role will not conflict with New Zealand's America's Cup campaign next year."

Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) secretary general Kereyn Smith said."

Rob Waddell is replacing Dave Currie, who is retiring having been New Zealand's Chef de Mission since

"He's been a massive part of New Zealand sport of the last 10 years.

By Lauren MatteraDecember 11 - Britain's Olympic taekwondo gold medallist Jade Jones has been named as the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2012 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

for the 18-year-old from South Wales who clinched the 2012 Junior Time Trial World Championship in New

Zealand, the Junior European Individual and Team Pursuit titles in Portugal, and the Junior Time Trial

By Mike RowbottomDecember 4 - Juliette Haigh, New Zealand's London 2012 Olympic rowing bronze medallist

his retirement is Matthew Trott, who was part of the men's quadruple scull that finished seventh for New

Zealand at Eton Dorney.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

Duncan MackayNovember 27 - Ross Halpin has been appointed as the interim chief executive of Paralympics New

Zealand (PNZ) while Fiona Allan is on maternity leave.

Halpin will be hoping to build on the success New Zealand enjoyed at London 2012, where they won 21 medals

, six of them gold, their best performance since Sydney in 2000.Half of New Zealand's gold medals were

won by swimmer Sophie Pascoe, who also won three silver.Halpin joins PNZ from the Bank of New Zealand

By Duncan MackayNovember 4 - New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe, who won six medals at London 2012, has

his title after captaining the All Blacks to an unbeaten season in 2012 and becoming the first New

was left with severe scarring.Pascoe began swimming when she was seven and has since become one of New

of this story at [email protected] storiesJuly 2012: Pascoe to lead 26-strong New

Zealand team at London 2012 ParalympicsDecember 2011: Pascoe wins Sports Performer of the Year

trophy at the Attitude AwardsJune 2011: New Zealand swimmer signs meaty new sponsorship dealMarch

By Mike RowbottomOctober 29 - Britain's newly-established triathlon world champion Jonathan Brownlee is set to mount a final defence of his title next year on the same course where he won the London 2012 bronze and his brother Alistair took Olympic gold this summer – Hyde Park, London.

was broadcast in more than 160 countries.The 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series starts in Auckland, New

Zealand on April 6-7; before moving onto San Diego in the US on April 20-21; Yokohama, Japan on

By Mike RowbottomOctober 25 - Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, who won respective Olympic and world triathlon golds for Britain this year, will bring out a book about their life together in the sport in June next year entitled Swim, Bike, Run.

Jonny (pictured top, right) became the International Triathlon Union (ITU) world champion in Auckland, New

Zealand, taking over the title won by his brother last year."

in the 2012 International Triathlon Union (ITU) Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland, New

Zealand next week as the sport steps up preparations for its Paralympic Games debut at Rio 2016.

The prestigious event, which starts in New Zealand on Monday (October 22), will feature a 750 metre

A decade ago, New Zealand band The Datsuns drove their profile to a high point as they made a name for

When The Datsuns were wowing Peel and the Britons in 2002, he was training with the New Zealand squad

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and USA.World Squash Day activities will feature in the new

Among the features which have helped squash widen its fan base and increase its TV exposure is a new

As such, the courts are fully in tune with the new thinking involved in Olympic infrastructure, whereby

2012 form to claim his second International Triathlon Union (ITU) aquathlon world title today, while New

Ukraine's Ivan Ivanov stormed home in the men's under-23 category to claim gold, ahead of New Zealand's

I didn't know how this race would go and if I could win it, but I thought it's in New Zealand so why

By Tom DegunOctober 15 - Fiji defeated New Zealand 32-14 in the final of the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens to

Series 2012/13The victory means Fiji collect 22 Series points to sit top of the standings ahead of New

Zealand who are on 19 points.Meanwhile, South Africa sit third on 17 points after beating an impressive

was made in the Gold Coast.Pool A sees Fiji grouped with Kenya, Spain and Scotland while Pool B sees New

Zealand, Argentina, Wales and Russia drawn together.Pool C sees South Africa grouped with Samoa, England

By Mike RowbottomOctober 9 - Moscow 2013 has declined the services of Usain Bolt, who was supposed to appear in its promotional video for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, after the Jamaican star asked for too high a fee, it has been reported.

," the reigning 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m relay Olympic champion told reporters during a visit to New

Zealand."

By David GoldOctober 7 - New Zealand's new men's hockey coach Colin Batch is intent on making them a

group, as they overcame more illustrious opponents including eight-time champions India.Batch believes New

Zealand should be aiming to emulate the 1976 team that won gold at the Toronto Olympics."

Both of New Zealand's hockey teams are now coached by Australians, with Mark Hager in charge of the women