March 27 - Hong Kong pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of World Sevens today with a last-gasp victory against world champions Wales.

Meanwhile it was business as usual for emerging favourites New Zealand and Fiji as a lacklustre Samoa

New Zealand enjoyed an emphatic 36-0 win over France with two tries each from DJ Forbes and Zar Lawrence

March 26 - Australia overcame the loss of a man late in the race to win their first men's team pursuit gold since 2006 by just two tenths ahead of Britain at the World Track Cycling Championships in the Ballerup Suer Arena.

New Zealand dominated hosts Denmark in the ride for the bronze.

March 26 - Ireland's former national swimming coach George Gibney (pictured) should be extradited back from the United States a Florida-based child organisation has urged, it was reported today.

An independent public inquiry led to the development of a new code of ethics for all Irish sports.

President of One Child International, which has branches in Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia and New

Zealand, also contacted the office of the Director of Public Prosecution in Ireland regarding any possible

March 25 - Britain's Sir Chris Hoy (pictured) collected his 10th world track championship title when he won the keirin race at the Ballerup Suer Arena tonight.

Meares paired up with Kaarle McCullough to secure gold in the two-lap team sprint in a new world record

hit the top of the podium again when they dethroned Britain in the final of the team pursuit, with New

Zealand setting a new world mark on their way to beating the United States for the bronze.

proved unbeatable as they surged to an impressive winning time of 3:21.748, just missing out on the new

Although missing out on gold, the Kiwi trio were smiling after their new world mark came in the wake

Meeting Alistair Brownlee, Britain’s 21-year-old world triathlon champion, brings to mind the phrase "fresh-faced". It is a description that might have been invented just for him, although "fresh-air faced" would probably be even more accurate. As he is proud to declare, Brownlee - who looks likely to be one of Britain’s brightest Olympic contenders on home soil two years hence - has been inspired over the years by training in the bracing environs of the Yorkshire Moors and dales near to where he lives in Otley Chevin, near Leeds.

While other triathletes have travelled to warmer climes such as South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

March 16 - Auckland's hopes of launching a bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games are over after the New

Zealand Government confirmed today that it will not support it financially - as insidethegames had predicted

quot; Key claimed the Government's support of the Rugby World Cup, which is due to be held in New

Zealand next year, was different.

New Zealand Olympic Committee Secretary General, Barry Maister claimed that they still hoped to

set to be dumped December 2009: Commonwealth Games 2018 bid race officially underway August 2009: New

Zealand officials confident on Commonwealth Games bid July 2009: Work on Auckland Commonwealth Games

By Duncan Mackay in Vancouver British Sports Internet Writer of the Year March 12 - The BBC have today defended their lack of television coverage of the Paralympics, which open here tonight, claiming that budget restrictions mean they cannot hope to match the 160 hours they devoted to the Olympics last month.

Ceremony live are ZDF from Germany, SBS from South Korea, TVE from Spain, France 2 from France and Sky New

Zealand.

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year March 12 - New Zealand's Government is

The New Zealand Herald claimed that the Government will announce next week that they are not willing

He told the New Zealand Herald: "If you play the long game, you have got the potential to say this

could be the key that brings the new city together.

Zealand needs to have a succession of major events if we are to retain our reputation as being able

Zealand officials confident on Commonwealth Games bid July 2009: Work on Auckland Commonwealth

By Duncan Mackay in Vancouver March 2 - Canadian rugby officials hope Olympic bobsleigh gold medallist Heather Moyse (pictured left) will make a successful return to the sport so they can include her in their preparations for this year's women's rugby World Cup in England.

Edmonton four years ago with seven tries from five matches as Canada finished fourth in an event won by New

Zealand.

plans to resume training at the end of this month with the aim of being picked by Canada for a tour of New

Zealand and Australia in April.

February 23 -  Australia's world triathlon champion Emma Moffatt (pictured) has announced that she will sit out the Mooloolaba World Cup on March 27 due to a broken shoulder.

races last year to take home the inaugural title ahead of Lisa Norden of Sweden and Andrea Hewitt of New

Zealand.

February 20 - New Zealand's Nick Willis (pictured) wants to line-up for the 1500 metres at the Olympics

He now hopes to go one better in London and become the first New Zealander to win the Olympic 1500m title

" Willis, who broke Walker's New Zealand indoor 1500m record in Birmingham today when he 

fifth in the Aviva Grand Prix in 3min 35.80sec, plans to double-up at the Commonwealth Games in New

February 17 - New Zealand kayaking legends Ian Ferguson (pictured), Paul McDonald and Alan Thompson are

the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and are now looking to utilise that wealth of experience to benefit a new

Athletes have an added incentive to perform, with selection to trials for a place in the New Zealand

By Duncan Mackay in Vancouver February 17 - New Zealand's team doctor has claimed that drugs use is

New Zealand's Chef de Mission Peter Wardell also backed Koons.

I took a brave decision to change equipment to a different rig which was like putting on a new pair of

Zone bashing gates and loads of time experimenting with the new kit.

To top it off a trip to New Zealand during August with the team was more time on snow and invaluable

February 15 - Greg Searle (pictured), the 1992 Olympic coxed pairs champion who has come out of retirement to try to qualify for London 2012, is leaving for Portugal to join a British team training camp.

squad this season - with World Cup events beginning in Europe in May and the World Championships in New

Zealand in October - then move into a crew with medal potential for London next year.