picking up the badly scuffed oval ball after Bloodgate, the scandal which got Twickers in a twist.But the new

It was incredibly exciting to be breaking new ground with the Olympics so when I was approached about

after that huge high but since 2007 a lot of players involved in 2003 exited the scene and we have a new

I would like to see us going into next year's World Cup [in New Zealand] with the ability to compete

November 11 - President of the World Squash Federation (WSF) Rami Ramachandran (pictured) is due to take part in a fact-finding mission to the Asian Games, which begin in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Friday (November 12).

held.December sees the WSF stage its biennial Women's World Team Championships in Palmerston North, New

Zealand, where Deayton will be present.The event, in its 17th edition since 1976, completes a busy calendar

By Mike RowbottomNovember 10 - England's Katrina Hart, a 100 metres T37 gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has been voted the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) "Athlete of the Month" for October 2010 after winning a public vote.

I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me.I'm now back in training for the World Championships in New

Zealand January and then it's London 2012.

November 9 - A referee whose contribution to rugby has been described as "nothing short of exceptional" has been presented with the International Rugby Board (IRB) Referee Award for Distinguished Service 2010 in association with Emirates Airline.

High broke new ground when he was appointed as the RFU's first full-time National Referees Manager in

be presented in 2010.In May, Samoa's Mikaele Pesamino was named IRB Sevens Player of the Year, while New

Savea was named IRB Junior Player of the Year in June.Women's Rugby World Cup winner Carla Hohepa of New

Zealand was presented with the IRB Women's Personality of the Year award in September and Brian O'Shea

By Mike RowbottomNovember 8 - Sporting history was made in New Zealand where Helen Glover (pictured)

who had never set foot in a rowing boat before and was making her senior World Championships debut in New

Zealand, was one of the 4,000, and following a rigorous talent assessment and confirmation period, was

planet, has sent an ominous message to his rivals ahead of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in New

Zealand by stating "the best is still to come".

is also looking to improve on his personal best times of 10.32s for the 100m and 21s for the 200m in New

Zealand."

I always look forward to a new IRB Sevens World Series and this year it's no different.

And I will have a new team as well so it is going to be different for all the teams, particularly on

Zealand at all sports.

Zealand looking at where the players are going to come from that will play in the Olympic Games in Rio

Zealand Sevens team for the past 17 years

performance partnering Anna Watkins in the women's double sculls final at the World Rowing Championships in New

Zealand today.

advantage of at least half a length for most of the race but, heading into the final 200 metres, the New

Zealand crew of Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan began to close in.The British had beaten their rivals

this time it was the home double who had the momentum and they swept past Wells and Bateman to win New

By Tom Degun in BirminghamNovember 6 - Jamaican sprint hero Usain Bolt and English heptathlete star Jessica Ennis claimed top honours at the prestigious 29th annual Commonwealth Sports Awards at the International Convention Centre (ICC) here tonight.

picking up Outstanding Female Athlete, even though neither had participated in the Commonwealth Games in New

awarded Outstanding Male Athlete with Disability.Sam Webster, the promising young track cyclist from New

Zealand claimed the Outstanding Young Achiever gong which is awarded to athletes under 18-years-old.Squash

icon Susie Simcock, also of New Zealand, picked up the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award ahead

Netball Associations, and Patrick Watts of the Falkland Islands.There was also the inauguration of two new

November 6 - Britain picked up a fourth gold medal at the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand in

pairs.The duo went into the final as an outside bet for a medal but managed to stick with the dominant New

Zealand crew over the early stages and held onto their advantage ahead of the other boats to take silver

eagerly-awaited races of the regatta, bringing showdown number 13 between Britain's Andy Hodge and Pete Reed and New

The New Zealanders had won easily in the semi-finals but this time it was a different story as the British

Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic took gold, dethroning New Zealand's defending champion Mahe Drysdale

By Tom Degun in BirminghamNovember 5 - The International Convention Centre (ICC) here is all set to host the 29th annual Commonwealth Sports Awards tomorrow evening less than a month after the conclusion of the Delhi 2010 Games.

shortlisted in the Outstanding Female with a Disability category along with swimmers Sophie Pascoe of New

Zealand and Cyprus' Karolina Pelendritou.Rower Andrew Holmes of Scotland has been shortlisted for Outstanding

President of the International Federation of Netball Associations - squash icon Susie Simcock from New

Zealand and Patrick Watts of the Falkland Islands.The event will also feature a new award category to

By Tom DegunNovember 5 - Olympic champions Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter proved they were back at their best by taking gold at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in their lightweight men's double scull final.

Britain which also saw the newly-reformed women's quadruple scull team pick up victory on Lake Karapiro, New

outset to win in 7min 13.47sec and well ahead of second placed Italy in 7:15.88 and bronze medallists New

Zealand in 7:18.31.Hunter said: "We went out there and did our thing and came back in with a gold medal

final to win Britain's first gold medal of the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro in New

Zealand.

time of 5min 19.36sec.Andrii Kryvchun of the Ukraine claimed silver in 5:32.67 while Daniel McBride of New

Zealand picked up bronze in 5:33.39."

because of a heart condition and a recurrence of the problem meant she was not fit to take part in New

November 4 - British rowers put in an oar-some performance in New Zealand to secure their place

pair Andy Hodge and Pete Reed, who suffered their 12th consecutive loss to the reigning champions.The New

Zealand pair overhauled their British rivals before the halfway point and pulled away to win by more

forces World Rowing Championships to be called offOctober 2010: World Rowing Championships opened in New

Zealand 

By Mike RowbottomNovember 4 - England's gold medal-winning sprinter Katrina Hart has been named on a shortlist of five for the prestigious International Paralympic Committee athlete of the month award for October.

University of Bath training base with her sights set on further success at the IPC World Championships in New

Zealand in January and then the London 2012 Paralympic Games.Contact the writer of this story mike.rowbottom