pictured), whose athletes took gold, silver and bronze at this year's IPC World Athletics Championships in New

Zealand, has been named a winner at the Sport Wales Coach of the Year awards.

By Mike RowbottomNovember 16 - Sally Brown, a 16-year-old sprinter from Londonderry, has been picked from among 2,000 top young athletes as the winner of SportsAid's 2011 One-to-Watch Award, whose previous winners include diver Tom Daley and the current European junior athlete of the year, Jodie Williams.

this year.As well as finishing third in the 200m T46 at the IPC World Championships in Christchurch, New

Zealand, she won silver in the same event at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.At the IWAS World

By David GoldNovember 16 - The decision by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to award Ireland the right to host one of three men's Olympic qualifying tournaments for London 2012 has been hailed as a massive boost for the sport in the country.

Germany, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina, as well as hosts

By Tom Degun in St Kitts and NevisNovember 13 - The new look Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive

The new Board, led by the CGF President, Prince Imran, was elected at the General Assembly on Friday

positions as Honorary Legal Adviser and Honorary Medical Adviser respectively but Weckend-Dill is a new

addition to the Board.She replaces the New Zealand netballer Lesley Rumball, who has retired after her

Weckend-Dill, who was chosen for the role ahead of Nicholas Spence Lane of New Zealand, joins fellow

story at [email protected] storiesNovember 2011: Prince Tunku Imran confirmed as new

By David GoldNovember 8 - Australia and Japan have qualified for the London 2012 Paralympic Games wheelchair rugby competition after coming first and second respectively at the Asia Oceania Championships in Icheon, South Korea.

undefeated following the victory, but Japan secured a place in London next year after narrowly overcoming New

Zealand 47-45 in the semi-finals.New Zealand beat the hosts in the bronze medal match 62-44.Australia

By Declan WarringtonNovember 7 - The pools have been drawn for the opening event of HSBC Sevens World Series 2011/12 on the Gold Coast, scheduled to take place from 25 and 26 November, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced today.

Zealand, the runners-up, South Africa, Samoa, England, Fiji, hosts Australia, Argentina and Wales.

 In big opening day clashes, four of the seeded sides clash as New Zealand face Fiji and Australia

"This draw provides for some great match-ups on the Friday with New Zealand and Fiji and Australia and

Zealand and Fiji face off against one another, but now fans will get the chance to witness some great

The full draw is:Pool A: New Zealand, Fiji, Kenya, NiuePool B: South Africa,

By David GoldNovember 3 - Four countries have put themselves forward to host the final men's FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and another three are bidding to stage the women's event.

the men's contest will be Angola, Dominican Republic, Macedonia, Greece, Jordan, Korea, Lithuania, New

Zealand, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Russia and Venezuela.In the women's, Argentina, Canada, Croatia, Cuba

, Czech Republic, France, Japan, Korea, Mali, New Zealand, Senegal and Turkey are competing to reach

for me because at the 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in New

Zealand in January, I won three gold medals in the T11 100m, 200m and 400m, breaking world records in

By David GoldNovember 1 - Australia's wheelchair rugby team, the 2008 Paralympic silver medallists, is travelling to South Korea as they hope to book a place at London 2012.

at which a top two place will guarantee The Steelers a place in London next year.Australia will face New

Zealand, Japan and the hosts in the qualification programme, which is due to begin on Friday (November

By Tom DegunOctober 30 - Canada's Bruce Robertson (pictured) is hopeful of being re-elected Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) vice-president, despite intense competition for the role.

honorary medical adviser respectively.Suzanne Weckend-Dill, of Canada, and Nicholas Spence Lane, of New

Zealand, will contest the Athletes' Representative position, while nominees for the six Regional vice

By Tom DegunOctober 29 - London 2012 Tier Two sponsor Cadbury have announced the launch of "Keep Singing Keep Team GB Pumped" which is a campaign designed to get the nation singing to show their support for Team GB.

million ($12.5 million/€9.2 million) is being invested in marketing, while there will also be four new

Wenlock and Mandeville to be turned into chocolate and jelly babiesSeptember 2010: Cadbury launch new

2012 initiativeAugust 2010: Exclusive - Cadbury to launch £50 million London 2012 campaign with new

TV advertJanuary 2010: Cadbury to sponsor New Zealand for London 2012September 2009: Cadbury

By Duncan MackayOctober 26 - Christchurch, the New Zealand city still recovering from the earthquakes

The possibility of New Zealand hosting more major international sports event has been discussed after

Zealand Government would not support it financially.

Zealand television, came in the 1500 metres where Tanzania's Filbert Bayi beat the home favourite John

 But any potential bid for 2022 from Christchurch - or any other city in New Zealand - could be

Cup dream as organisers switch match venuesMarch 2011: New Zealand want to play Britain's Olympic

By David OwenOctober 26 - Revenues from the commercial programme of the 2011 Rugby World Cup will deliver an estimated £80 million ($128 million/€92 million) net surplus boost to the game, according to the International Rugby Board (IRB).

The competition reached its conclusion on Sunday (October 23)  New Zealand, with hosts the All Blacks

Zealand as "a major event host, a superb tourism destination and a great country"."

It has also taken our sport to new audiences and has set the bar for future hosts," he added.A study

event is due to deliver NZ$750 million ($598 million/£373 million) in direct economic benefits for New

Zealand and over NZ$2 billion ($1.6 billion/£994 million) in long-term benefits.Rugby is preparing to

By David GoldOctober 24 - Former promising young Paralympic sprinter Cam Calkoen, who set up the charity Carabiner Youth Mentoring, is battling for the right to fly to Qatar to stake his claim for a $100,000 (£63,000/€72,000) grant.

It's like North versus South, but I think Carabiner is worthy because it's New Zealand-based," said Calkoen

By Tom Degun October 21 – The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) have confirmed that Oceania will

New Zealand Olympic Committee President Mike Stanley and Secretary General Kereyn Smith will be at St