New Zealand U-23 rowers have so far secured five A final spots at the World Rowing U-23 Championships in Varese, Italy. Saturday will see four of those crews compete in their medal finals: the women’s four, men’s coxed four, women’s pair and women’s quad.

Sprint cyclist Sam Webster won his second gold medal of the Commonwealth Games in the individual sprint gold medal, beating the Olympic champion with his team-mate Eddie Dawkins claimed the bronze.

New Zealand’s 22-strong athletics team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games quest open their campaign in the early hours of Monday (July 28) morning.

The New Zealand triathlon team has been named for the Mixed Team Relay at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, with the race due to go at 11.30pm on Saturday NZT.

The Sunshine Coast in Queensland will host the first ever IRONMAN World Championship held in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2016 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship will be staged in Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, in September 2016, it was announced by IRONMAN today.

Gold and bronze for our New Zealand track cycling team on the first day of the Commonwealth Games Glasgow. The mens sprint team rode a stunning race in the games velodrome with Ethan Mitchell, Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins taking gold.

Glasgow 2014 has got off to a stunning start with the women’s triathlon but for Andrea Hewitt it was the agony of a 4th place finish in a fiercely competitive race for the first trio of medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

New Zealand's three women triathletes were in a great position coming out of the swim at the Glasgow Commonwealth games, with Andrea Hewitt providing the best result at the end of the day.

New Zealand had some promising results on day one of heats at the 2014 World Rowing U-23 Championships in Varese, Italy. The light cross-head and later cross-tail conditions and mild temperatures made for some great racing

There is an air of excitement at New Zealand HQ tonight in Glasgow as more than two hundred team members prepare to march into Celtic Park to celebrate the opening of the XX Commonwealth Games.

Ramunas Navardauskas became the first Lithuanian to win a stage at the Tour de France at todays 19 stage, as he claimed a solo victory in Bergerac in a crashed marred finale

Eliza McCartney vaulted to a new senior national record of 4.45 taking the bronze medal at the World Junior Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon this afternoon.

Vincenzo Nibali once again proved to be the absolute strongest rider of the 2014 Tour de France with a solo win on stage 18 over 145km on the leg to Hautacam, more than a minute ahead of Frenchman Thibaut Pinot in second and Rafal Majka of Poland third. Nibali is looking the likely tour winner with just three days remaining.

It’s been a busy few weeks for Wanaka based multisporter Jess Simson, with 2 top international podium finishes - first in Australia & then in Brazil. “I don’t like to think about my competitors really, I just like to focus on my own thing & do my best."

Cycling commentator Del Woodford tells us about Avanti Plus teaming up with Gordon McCauley to put together a junior coaching programme. “Its Gordon McCauley coaching…its a pretty exciting opportunity for some young riders.”

Triathlon journalist Liam Scopes talks about kiwi Michelle Bremer opening up her domestic season in “really good form”, with a 2nd at the Challenge Forster behind Aussie Rebecca Hoschke ( who won Ironman Australia earlier this year).

The Smiths Sports Tauranga Trail Run is just under a month away and entries are already well up on last year. The event is held within the TECT All Terrain Park at the top of Pyes Pa Road and is the major fundraiser for the Cross Country team at Tauranga Boys' College. Over 250 entries have so far been received, this number is 40% up on the same time last year.

Competitor entries to the increasingly popular Speight’s Summit 47km Mountain Bike race at Motatapu 2014 have closed in record time. Two-thousand riders from around New Zealand and internationally have signed up to compete in the challenging high country race on March 8