By Tom DegunMarch 14 - A move to reduce athlete numbers in certain events at the Commonwealth Games, starting at Glasgow 2014, is not an attempt to stop the likes of Australia dominating the medal table, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Mike Hooper (pictured) has claimed.

However, New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) secretary general Kereyn Smith said her organisation favoured

Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships are set to be recognised after they were shortlisted for the New

Zealand Sport and Recreation award for Event Excellence.

contribution to the world of sport and recreation.The IPC World Championships, which took place in New

Zealand last year on January 21 until 30, are up against the Owen G Glenn Hockey Champions Trophy and

organisations.It is the third year of the awards, and the winners will be announced on April 30 at the New

can benefit Paralympic sport for years to come states PickeringJanuary 2011: Exclusive - Paralympics New

Zealand chief executive pride at hosting Championships despite earthquake

By Mike Rowbottom at Eton DorneyMarch 11 - Peter Reed and Andy Triggs Hodge (pictured) secured their seventh pairs victory at the Great Britain Rowing team senior trials at the London 2012 Olympic course here, finishing more than a length clear of a field of Olympic and world champions in bright mid-morning sunshine.

London 2012.Despite another majestic performance from Reed and Triggs Hodge, their failure to beat the New

Zealand pair of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, who have won 14 consecutive times against them, makes it

By Mike RowbottomMarch 5 - New Zealand has selected its largest ever Olympic rowing team for London 2012

Rowing New Zealand has named 26 rowers and 11 boats for London, with the proviso of adding two more boats

Reymer, bronze medallists in Slovenia last year, will remain in the double scull, the boat with which New

Zealand won Olympic gold at the last two Games.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

Olympic contenders Jo Pavey (pictured) and Claire Hallissey have been announced as competitors in the New

and Mara Yamauchi, who was second in the 2009 London Marathon.Pavey, who finished ninth in the ING New

women entered to run on the streets of the capital in April.But Pavey's time of 2:28:42 on the hilly New

of approximately three minutes faster.Defending NYC Half champion Caroline Rotich of Kenya and ING New

York City Marathon champion Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil and New Zealand Olympian Kim Smith,

She also finished eighth in the ING New York City Marathon 2010 and also ran 2:24:26 – a personal

team-mates had had to settle for sixth place out of eight in the Champions Trophy held at Auckland, New

Zealand, losing four of their six matches, and enduring an 8-1 defeat by Spain, who eventually lost

By Tom DegunFebruary 28 - Mike Hooper (pictured), chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), has claimed that early interest in bidding for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has put the organisation in a very healthy position.

Coast of Australia in their attempt to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Reports suggest Christchurch in New

Zealand is another city looking to bid as part of a major rebuilding mission following devastating earthquakes

Hooper also admitted that he was aware of calls by some to take the competition to new parts of the world.It

There are clearly those who want to take the Commonwealth Games to new parts of the world and that is

CGF PresidentNovember 2011: Exclusive - I want lots of bidders for 2022 Commonwealth Games says new

By David GoldFebruary 25 - British hockey star Simon Mantell (pictured) says that the team have a "massive opportunity" to pick up a medal at London 2012.

tour.Britain went to South Africa off the back of a performance at the Champions Trophy in Auckland, New

Zealand, at the end of last year which Mantell admitted was disappointing.They finished third, behind

the crowd did have to be reminded that there were two teams competing in the third place race between New

Zealand and Belgium in the men's team pursuit, such was their muted acknowledgment that there was a

By David Gold at the Velodrome at the Olympic Park in LondonFebruary 19 - Sir Chris Hoy (pictured) picked up the men's sprint gold to add to his keirin victory last night, sending the home crowd into raptures at the UCI World Cup at the Velodrome on the Olympic Park, whilst Australia claimed a thrilling team pursuit victory over their hosts.

and China's Guo Shuang after a closely fought race.There was also drama in the team pursuit, where New

Zealand beat Belgium to third place in a time of 3:59:242 with both countries down to three riders,

By Duncan MackayFebruary 19 - Ireland is considering launching a bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and have already started a feasbility study, it was revealed today. 

It's something that we've looked at in the past and coming back from New Zealand and seeing what they

By David GoldFebruary 18 - The draw for the women's FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament has been made in Ankara, Turkey, with the hosts drawn with Japan and Puerto Rico in Group A.

Czech Republic (pictured below), who finished fourth at the EuroBasket and Oceania's second best side New

Zealand in Group B.South Korea may be favourites for Group C having not failed to qualify for an Olympic

MackayFebruary 15 - Stuart McReynolds been appointed by the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) as its new

Originally from Hitchin, McReynolds has travelled widely and worked in education in Britain, Spain and New

Zealand, as well as Canada.

Institute in Cardiff and a graduate diploma in secondary teaching from Auckland University of Technology, New

Zealand.

By Tom DegunFebruary 9 - Edmonton have revealed that they are looking to be put forward as a candidate for the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Brian MacPherson, the chief executive of Commonwealth Games Canada, revealed exclusively to insidethegames that the country is intending to bid for the prestigious competition.

their bid against Gold Coast of Australia to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, while Christchurch in New

Zealand are also contemplating a bid.However, a bid from South Africa could be the biggest obstacle

According to a New Zealand farm lobby group, "the world's top shearers are athletes who take it to another

Apparently, it is already recognised as a sport in New Zealand and Australia and has pressed for inclusion

Some of the venues for events are iconic, like Grand Central station in New York and beside the Pyramids

It will be good to see new nations possibly coming to the podium.

Coe and Steve Ovett on the track.Just two weeks after battling for the world number one ranking in New