By Tom DegunAugust 28 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) have appointed Drug Free Sport New Zealand

DFSNZ, who are New Zealand's national anti-doping agency, will be responsible for the execution of

Drug Free Sport New Zealand and the IRB share the same values of integrity, discipline and respect and

Zealand, and they will work in partnership with the IRB to supply qualified sample collection officers

Zealand, with full details of the extensive Rugby World Cup testing programme being announced shortly

Drug Free Sport New Zealand will work closely with the IRB and use its considerable experience of testing

By Tom DegunAugust 25 –Britain's Nathan Stephens has smashed the F57 javelin world record with a huge throw of 41.37 metres at the Czech Athletics Open in Olomouc.

Obviously we targeted the World title in New Zealand but we wanted to peak at this time too."

He flies to New Zealand next month, taking two weeks off from his day job as the BOA's director of elite

they concentrate every speck of energy and resolve they have on retaining the world title they won in New

Zealand last year."

Olympic champions in the four at the Beijing Games, who have found it impossible so far to better the New

Zealand pairing of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond, who will defend their title knowing they have beaten

and Reed, temperamentally unsuited to the idea of losing, are hoping so.Meanwhile, Sam Scowen and her new

By Marcus CrawleyAugust 21 - The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced figures showing that sevens has gained yet more ground in the eyes of broadcasters worldwide.

countries across six continents, with 34 broadcasters showing action from the Series which was won by New

huge success with fans, broadcasters and commercial partners around the world, and is also attracting new

comprised eight tournaments in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, George in South Africa, Wellington in New

Zealand, Las Vegas in the US, Adelaide in Australia, Hong Kong, Twickenham in England and Murrayfield

By Tom DegunAugust 20 - Britain's multiple Paralympic champion Sarah Storey has backed top disability stars to compete in able-bodied sporting competition as long as they still treat the Paralympic Games as the pinnacle.

two more gold medals in the sport at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.Storey's incredible career reached new

better than other Paralympians because he was beaten at the Paralympic World Athletics Championships in New

Zealand earlier this year in the 100m [by United States athlete Jerome Singleton]."

By Tom DegunAugust 19 - The top rowers have started congregating in Bled in Slovenia for the pinnacle of the season with the 2011 World Rowing Championships set to get underway later this month.

also placing big expectations on their men's four and lightweight men's four to bring home gold.New Zealand

Synek of the Czech Republic with Norway, Sweden, Great Britain and Germany all medal prospects.The New

Zealand duo of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray continue to dominate in the men's pairs having won nine consecutive

By Tom DegunAugust 18 - British BMX star Shanaze Reade admitted that she is excited at the chance to step out onto the London 2012 BMX track tomorrow to take part in the UCI Supercross World Cup which will act as the test event for the Olympic Games.

challenge in the UCI Supercross World Cup at the Olympic Park with the 2009 world champion Sarah Walker of New

Zealand and current world champion Mariana Pajon of Columbia set to provide the biggest competition

By Duncan MackayAugust 18 - Tokyo has joined the HSBC Sevens World Series as it expands to nine venues for the 2011/2012 tournament.

13.Other venues that will form part of the Series are Port Elizabeth in South Africa, Wellington in New

Zealand and Las Vegas in the United States, "It is with great pleasure that we welcome the prestigious

By Tom DegunAugust 20 - Britain's multiple Paralympic champion Sarah Storey has backed top disability stars to compete in able-bodied sporting competition as long as they still treat the Paralympic Games as the pinnacle.

two more gold medals in the sport at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.Storey's incredible career reached new

better than other Paralympians because he was beaten at the Paralympic World Athletics Championships in New

Zealand earlier this year in the 100m [by United States athlete Jerome Singleton]."

By Tom DegunAugust 16 - Australian Paralympic star Kelly Cartwright, one of the most recognisable athletes in disability sport, has targeted gold at the London 2012 Paralympics after receiving treatment from leading German prosthetics company Otto Bock following a series of problems with her stump.

Orthotic and Wheelchair Technical Services Provider for the Paralympic Games.Cartwright received a new

It is like learning something brand new."

finished sixth in the 100m T42 but her double gold medal winning performance at the World Championships in New

Zealand confirmed her as status as favourite for victory in London, particularly in her specialist event

By Tom DegunAugust 14 - Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympics, will host a major shooting event later this month.

The meeting will give shooters, some of whom are due to travel from Australia and New Zealand, a valuable

for the 2014 World Cup being held in his own country, there he was in London promoting Cosmos, the New

The Swede made much of the fact that he saw Pelé as an ally in pointing FIFA in a new direction away

manager, is sure that it will make no difference to England's chances in the World Cup, which starts in New

Zealand in September.His preparations are complete and he is certain his players have not given a moment's

Karapiro lost NZ$2.2 million (£1.1 million/$1.8 million/€1.3 million), a daming report published by the New

Zealand Government has confirmed.

£257,617/$417,749/€291,000)The review, carried out by Government funding agency Sport and Recreation New

Zealand (RNZ) company received NZ$1.5 million (£772,000/$1.2 million/€873,000) in Government funding

Zealand, including the Government agencies which invest in them."

Zealand team's preparations for the London 2012 Olympics."

Zealand World Rowing Championships

By Mike RowbottomAugust 6 - Helen Jenkins had the ideal warm-up today for the London 2012 Games as she struck gold on the proposed Olympic triathlon course, becaming the first British woman to win the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series race in the capital.

Chile's Barbara Riveros Diaz continues to lead the rankings with Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand in second