By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 31 - New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew has warned that the All Blacks must not get complacent and think that will simply stroll to gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as more countries will start to invest heavily in the sport now that is back at the Olympics.

We've seen the strength of commitment from Australia, South Africa, England and the Pacific Islands."

the hands of American Jerome Singleton by storming past his great rival to claim victory for South Africa

last 20 metres to somehow claw back the American and sneak past him on the line.The victory saw South Africa

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 27 - Britain's David Weir emphatically proved he is the best wheelchair racer on the planet as he claimed his third gold medal out of three at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in the men's 5,000 metre T54 race at the QE II Stadium here.

from Bridgend in Wales with a throw of 41.56 metres.Davies finished behind Fanie Lombaard of South Africa

By Tom DegunJanuary 26 - South African athlete Caster Semenya (pictured) claims she is unfazed by the high profile row that forced her to undergo a series of gender verification tests to prove her sex.

They just knew this is a useless athlete from South Africa."

January 21 - Rugby's 2011 USA Sevens will kick off at a different time from usual to maximise the event's exposure from its first ever live national network TV coverage.

Guyana in Pool A.Eight-time World Series winners New Zealand won the second event in George, South Africa

while defending USA Sevens champions Samoa face a mouth-watering tie against hosts USA as well as South Africa

and Japan in Pool D.After the first two events in Dubai and South Africa, England lead the HSBC Sevens

Series with 44 points.New Zealand are second with 40, Samoa third with 36, Fiji fourth with 32 and South Africa

January 20 - Qatar's bid to host the 2015 Handball World Championship has gained the support of the entire region as it prepares to make its final presentation to the International Handball Federation (IHF).

Handball nations across the Middle East, Asia and North Africa have all united behind Qatar as the

junior team gold medalist, was born in Stavanger, Norway - where her father, originally from South Africa

By Mike RowbottomJanuary 19 - Charles van Commenee, head coach of UK Athletics, has defended the stringent  2012 Olympics qualification criteria for endurance events published today, and accepted that the athletics team in London next year will have "a few gaps".

"She knows that, and she has been training very well in South Africa.

By Tom Degun in Christchurch January 17 - Four nations aiming to compete at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships here face a major crisis ahead of the prestigious event, which begins on January 21, as they are still yet to leave home because of visa problems.

it had lodged its application at Immigration New Zealand's receiving office in Pretoria, South Africa

January 17 - Global electronics and electrical engineering powerhouse Siemens has profited from the billions of pounds of investment into major winter sports, including the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi.

the five major international events held in 2010 – the Expo in Shanghai, the FIFA World Cup in South Africa

By Duncan Mackay in LausanneBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearJanuary 14 - The Ghanian Government have been blamed for the situation which has led to the country being suspended by the International Olympic Committtee (IOC) and put in jeopardy their participation at next year's Olympics in London, where the men's football team were being touted as one of the favourites.

situation and claimed that the Olympic ban overshadowed the achievement of last year's World Cup in South Africa

"Now all that we achieved in South Africa and the rest is becoming a disgrace with what is happening

"Are we the only Government in Africa that we have to bully everybody?

January 9 - Top seeds England have drawn Wales, United States and the Cook Islands in Pool-A of the third round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington, New Zealand, next month.

After winning the cup title in Dubai and reaching the final in South Africa, England lead the series

with 44 points from New Zealand on 40, Samoa 36 and Fiji 32 with South Africa lying fifth on 24.Once

Games silver medallists Australia, Kenya and the ever dangerous Tongans, while Fiji will take on South Africa

January 7 - A state-of-the-art handball stadium seating up to 15,000 fans will be one of the main features of a multi-sport complex being created in Qatar as the country bids to host the 2015 men's World Championships.

this Championship is for the region.Handball nations across the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa

By Tom DegunJanuary 7 - The International Cycling Union (UCI) have announced the list of initial places allocated to National Paralympic Committees for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, South Africa

, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa

final) position.Regular trips over the winters to warm weather and altitude training camps in South Africa