They take their rugby seriously in Rio, just like thousands of club players around New Zealand do, although in less salubrious surroundings.

NZ has proven track pedalling power, but tomorrow the country's cycling fraternity will also showcase their event management skills in Cambridge.

A huge investment in time, expertise and money has the NZ team aiming for a bountiful medal tally at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The three members of disabled sailing team Kiwi Gold have all had tough roads to travel, and now must conquer some rough seas to reach

There's no tradition of golf in Brazil but the Olympics might just change that, writes Dylan Cleaver

The 2013 track and field world championships in Moscow offered an indelible impression of the Russian athletic psyche.

Sonny Bill Williams and Liam Messam can expect some really hard work as they train to join the All Blacks Sevens.

There is no immediate sense in Rio that there's less than nine months to the beginning of Olympics, writes Dylan Cleaver.

The head of Russia's anti-doping laboratory resigned hours after his lab was suspended over accusations it was part of a state-sponsored doping program

The New Zealand Olympic Committee is to be internationally recognised for the work it does promoting women in sport.

Russia's doped athletes "sabotaged" the 2012 Olympics and should be banned from future competitions until the country cleans up its act, a bombshell report has said.

German long jumper Markus Rehm, who wants to compete against able-bodied athletes, took gold at the World Paralympics Championships yesterday.

Team NZ have only weeks to find a new home after being given notice to be out of their Viaduct base by the end of the year.

NZ are likely to have a heavier emphasis than usual on goalscoring when they play India in their four-game series starting in Nelson on Tuesday.

Surfing, skateboarding, sports climbing and karate to be added to the programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

You can't question Natasha Hansen's desire to return to the top in her sport. The track cyclist is in a three-way contest for two places at next year's Olympic Games in Rio.

Lisa Carrington is once again an Olympic champion. In this profile from last year, she admits that talking about her impressive build is not her favourite pastime.

New Zealand's men face a struggle to sustain medal parity with the country's best women at the Rio Olympics and next year's Games could see women win more medals than men for the second time.