By Tom Degun April 20 - Australian wheelchair rugby head Coach Brad Dubberley (pictured) has declared this month’s International Four Nations tournament in Sydney a must-win event as his side steps up their preparations for the World Championships later this year.

May 2 and will see the hosts take on against three of best wheelchair rugby teams in the world with New

Zealand, Great Britain and Canada all ranked in the world’s top 10.

He said: "The new guys bring an energy and excitement to the team which is great and they are

Dubberley though, believes New Zealand could be the surprise package of the tournament He said: "

;New Zealand should not be overlooked either, they have some great players.

By Tom Degun April 18 - The third and final day of competition at the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield saw Dan Pepper (pictured) claim gold in the 200 metres freestyle final after he held off the challenge of Brazil's Daniel Diaz.

, in the SM6, took silver behind Jones with a time of 3:17.24 and 938 points while Sophie Pascoe of New

Zealand, an SM10, won bronze with a time of 2:38.11 and a score of 918.

Internet Writer of the Year April 18 - Commonwealth Games organisers are again having to deal with new

The blasts came a day after the United States issued a new travel alert, warning that "terrorist

" But New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President Mike Stanley was more cautious and said

14 - Richard Whitehead (pictured) continued his stunning form at the Rotterdam Marathon to record a new

at the 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New

Zealand.

"The 2011 World Championships in New Zealand and obviously London 2012 are always in the back of

allow me to go full time which would give me a huge chance of breaking that 2:35:00 barrier ahead of New

Zealand and London.

April 14 - The mother of Adam Hall, who won a gold medal in the downhill slalom at the Paralympics last month, has been killed in a car crash today.

Hall, 22, who has spina bifida, won the gold medal in Whistler in the standing slalom - New

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) chief executive Fiona Pickering said she had contacted Adam and he was

New Zelanad's Disability Issues Minister Tariana Turia was among those to pass her deepest condolences

April 12 - The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has launched a search for an anthem on Facebook

 to bring Kiwis together for London 2012 and is asking New Zealanders to take part.

a lot of interest in the Rugby World Cup anthem and it has highlighted the power of music to engage New

  The NZOC will listen to the views of New Zealanders before making a short list and a final selection

April 11 - Bevan Docherty (pictured) of New Zealand won the men's race while Chile's Barbara Riveros

Riveros Diaz won the women's race in 2:04.20, with second-place Andrea Hewitt of New Zealand finishing

The 33-year-old New Zealander, now based in the United States, said the course, a similar one used to

April 11 - Helene Raynsford (pictured), rowing's first ever Paralympic champion when she won the gold medal in the women's arms only sculls at Beijing in 2008, has had to give up on her dream of competing at London 2012 after retiring from the sport because of a cardiac problem.

Rowing trials, which will select the teams for this year's World Cup and the World Championships in New

Zealand.

April 10 - Mark Regan (pictured), the head coach of New Zealand's swimming team, has warned the squad

that they must handle the pressure better at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi later this year.

A team of 12 was yesterday named to represent New Zealand in Delhi at the Games, which are due to open

" New Zealand's elite swimmers have also come in for criticism from Sport & Recreation

New Zealand (Sparc), who are demanding better results for the money spent.

"All Sparc or anyone in New Zealand can expect is for the swimmers to do the absolute best they

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nbsp;(pictured) has been appointed chairman of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) new

Among the most high-profile roles the new Commission will have is looking at doping cases that may

world record holder for the pole vault and the 1988 Olympic champion, who has established a successful new

The other members of the Commission include Ireland's Pat McQuaid, New Zealand's Barry Maister and America's

Maister was a member of the New Zealand hockey team that won the gold medals at Montreal in 1976 and

is now the secretary general of the New Zelanad Olympic Committee (NZOC).

By Tom Degun March 31 - Double Paralympic gold medallist David Weir (pictured) is set to spearhead a 27-strong British athletics team that will take on the rest of the world at the BT Paralympic World Cup in May.

London and with the IPC (International Paralympic Committee) Athletics World Championships in New

Zealand in January 2011, this event is crucial as athletes aim for qualification standards over the

talent we have on the UKA World Class Programme and allows our established talent, plus a number of new

" Meanwhile, a fresh face will be joining the stellar line-up as New Zealand-born sprinter Stefanie

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year March 31 - Australia today officially launched its bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in what looks like it will be a two-horse race between the Gold Coast and Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

said he had considered Auckland to be the frontrunner for the 2018 Games, but the refusal of the New

Zealand Government to back it financially, that put Australia "well on the front foot"

than $1 billion in infrastructure over the next eight years, including an upgraded aquatic centre, new

March 28 - Samoa came from behind to beat New Zealand 24-21 and win the Hong Kong Sevens, taking the

Kurt Baker, who scored four tries in New Zealand's semi-final victory over Fiji, crossed twice in the

for most of the second half thanks to tenacious defensive play, making a late try and conversion by New

Zealand meaningless.

Australia defeated South Africa 12-5 in the plate final, earning 16 points under new tournament rules

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year March 28 - Trinidad and Tobago will not to bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, meaning it looks like Abuja and the Gold Coast will be the only candidates to have declared when the deadline for applications closes on Wednesday (March 31).

Auckland dropped out earlier this month after the New Zealand Government refused to financially back

March 28 - World and Olympic women's shot put champion Valerie Vili (pictured) has split with her coach of 11 years, she told a news conference today.

The New Zealander said her management team was working on finding a new coach.

Her immediate aims were to defend her title at the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi in October and at

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