has appointed Research in Motion (RIM) as an Official Sponsor of the 2011 World Cup, being held in New

Zealand, with BlackBerry the Official Handheld Mobile Device for the tournament.

The tournament looks set to position rugby in new markets around the world and Blackberry will help us

reach out to new communities and audiences."

Adele Beachley, the managing director for RIM Australia and New Zealand, added: "Rugby World Cup 2011

officials, referees and fans worldwide to communicate instantly and stay up to date with the matches in New

Zealand."

established himself as one of the world's best scullers, taking bronze at last year's World Championships in New

Zealand behind the two men who remain plumb centre of his sights as he prepares for what he hopes

But what has happened is they've inspired a whole new generation of rowers and it's the strongest team

By Mike Rowbottom at the Tower Hotel in London April 14 - Japanese runners added to the Virgin London Marathon after last month's earthquake and tsunami caused the cancellation of their World Championship trials in Nagoya spoke today of the trauma of recent events.

Christchurch, added that several students from her home town who had been on an educational exchange to New

Zealand were killed when the building they were in collapsed.Yurika Nakamura added: "We are all very

hockey in the capital a year ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games as the city gets set to host a new

-16, 2011 and see hosts and European champions England take on Commonwealth Games bronze medallists New

Zealand, South Korea and Belgium at University of Westminster's Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports Ground

By Tom DegunApril 8 – Fanie Lombaard, the five-time Paralympic gold medallist, has been banned after failing a drug test following his gold medal winning discus F42 performance at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Christchurch earlier this year.

result of Lombaard's disqualification, Belgium's Gino de Keersmaeker, who originally claimed silver in New

Zealand, will be awarded the gold medal while Britain's Aled Davies will be promoted from bronze to

April 3 - New Zealand's all-conquering sevens rugby team had double cause for celebration after a historic

over two days at the Adelaide Oval culminated in a tense 28-20 win over South Africa, who had beaten New

Zealand in the final three years ago.New Zealand had never won across the Tasman since the tournament

We've never won in Adelaide so it's real special for us," he said.DJ Forbes, the New Zealand captain

in England on May 21-22 and ends in Scotland the following weekend.Related storiesMarch 2011: New

Zealand dedicate Hong Kong Sevens victory to Christchurch earthquake victims

By David GoldApril 2 - Rugby New Zealand 2011 have announced new venues for matches during the World

difficult decision to transfer the Christchurch matches all involved have worked hard to confirm the new

for the affected seven teams, their fans and media around the rescheduled matches," added Rugby New

Zealand 2011 chief executive Martin Snedden."

Stadium operators have provided us with the assurances we need for us to now be confident that the new

ready to deliver on its Tournament obligations, so we are pleased to formally confirm this excellent new

Microsoft has been announced as an Official Sponsor of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, which is to be held in New

Zealand from September 9 to October 23.

chairman Bernard Lapasset said: "Rugby World Cup Limited is delighted to announce that Microsoft New

Zealand has joined the impressive list of sponsors for Rugby World Cup 2011.

Zealand and what promises to be another memorable chapter in the Rugby World Cup success story."

Zealand."

Zealand to view matches and match highlights online."

, for the first time, I felt like I'd caught them up.At the time, I was just delighted to be out in New

Zealand and spending time with the squad but, the longer I was there, the more I was convinced that

tank and could give a winning performance.Rather than training heavily, most of the month I was in New

Zealand was spent having more physio and just working out the little niggles.

up and encouraging each other in both training and competition in New Zealand.

three cities bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics have travelled to Nouméa in New

 Pyeongchang 2018, whose logo is "New Horizons", highlighted how its bid would help National Olympic

Asia develop more winter sports athletes and fans and expand the overall winter sports industry in new

committed to creating Asia's first long-term and sustainable winter sport legacy that offers a world of 'New

"It was at the Baden-Baden Olympic Congress in Germany in 1981 that Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and

New Guinea actually founded ONOC."

March 27 - New Zealand won the Hong Kong Sevens after defeating England 29-17 in the final at Hong Kong

Leading by seven points at half-time, New Zealand eased clear in the second period with Frank Halai

But we defend very well and I am very happy about it," said New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens.Victory

the All Blacks was a let-down for Ben Ryan, England's coach, which leaves them England trailing New

Zealand at the top of the table."

I'm disappointed because no one wants to lose a final but on the day New Zealand were better than us,

By David GoldMarch 26 - New Zealand-based Times-7 Sport, the sport technical solutions provider, have

By Katy AndersonFirst, Shelly Woods admits she was talent spotted as a thrower; hard to believe, but not entirely unbelievable - enough to raise a smile, though.Then she details her changeable coaching history, briefly mentioning her previous tendency to over-train, a potentially cruel flip side to absolute dedication and motivation.And then of course there's her performance record; Beijing Paralympic Games silver and bronze medallist, IPC World Championships bronze medallist, T54 1500 metres world record holder, multiple British Record holder and one of the most experienced members of the current crop of Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic athletes.

was great, a real driving force, but he wanted me to move on; I took it into my own hands to find a new

pathway; a well respected Australian coach, currently the Wheelchair Track and Road Head Coach at the New

Zealand with high hopes which were, in part, dashed."

perhaps that motivation which had driven her to move on once again.That, and the credentials of her new

My sessions are new and different now.

By Tom DegunMarch 22 - South African star Oscar Pistorius (pictured) has set his sights on four gold medals at this year's Nedbank National Championships for Physically Disabled in Rustenburg, South Africa as he targets victory in the 100 metres, 200m and 400m T44 events as well as the 4x100m relay.

athletes competing for glory in eight different sports.Pistorius returned from the World Championships in New

Zealand somewhat disappointed as despite claiming three of the South Africa's nine gold medals in the

this story at [email protected] Related stories March 2011: Pistorius becomes new

March 18 - At the halfway stage in the 2010/11 season, the HSBC Sevens World Series is on track to break the record levels achieved last year in television broadcast.

broadcasters.Over the first half of this 2010/11 season, comprising the four events in Dubai, South Africa, New

Zealand and United States, figures published by the IRB's television distribution partner Pro-Active

the show also continues to be carried inflight on four major airlines – Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Air New

Zealand and British Airways.The most significant development this season has been in the US, where coverage