Should New Zealand miss out on a place at the Rio Olympics next year, they'll need to take a hard look in the mirror at events in the past few days.

NZ's prospects of claiming rugby sevens gold at the Rio Olympics have suffered a blow with at least three leading contenders ineligible due to nationality rules.

New Zealand's Rio Olympic hockey hopes are still alive, if not entirely in their own hands, after a shattering loss in Buenos Aires yesterday.

New Zealand are two wins away from securing a place at the Rio Olympics men's hockey programme.

You worry about the internet sometimes. Like the petition, at last count carrying 12,000 signatures, that Caitlyn/Bruce Jenner give back the Olympic gold medal won in 1976 for the decathlon.

An obvious way around corruption would be to auction the host status for major sports events, writes Leonid Bershidsky.

Two Olympic hopefuls have vowed to continue their legal battle to represent New Zealand in kayaking.

IOC president Thomas Bach created the impression that New Zealand can be worthy bidders to host the five-ringed circus. Here are five more tourneys New Zealand could host.

The most powerful person in the Olympic movement today opened the door to New Zealand putting in a bid to host the Games.

Think about a sevens wish-list for next year's Olympics... Is there is room for a raid of All Black talent in a 12-man team for Rio?

Kieran Read forgoes Olympics next year due to an increased "leadership" role that will almost certainly mean captaining the All Blacks.

Dresden is a city in the east of Germany. It will be at the forefront of Nathan Brown's mind as he prepares to compete there at an international youth diving competition late next month.

Three years ago, Parliament amended the Charities Act specifically to include the promotion of amateur sport as a charitable purpose.

Plans to field NZ entrants in all 14 rowing events at next year's Olympics are threatened by a drive by govt officials to deregister sporting bodies from the register of charities.

Double Olympic champion and IAAF presidential hopeful Sebastian Coe has quelled fears shotput may be axed from the Olympic programme after 2020.

New Zealand cycling bosses not only have the Rio Olympics in mind but also the years ahead after naming a world championship squad with an accent on youth.

The original plan was to be a Silver Fern and Portia Woodman may renew that ambition once she's put all her energy into making the Olympics in Rio next year.

The 2016 Olympics will be no panacea for Brazil's faltering economy if last year's World Cup is any guide.

Double Olympic medallist Bevan Docherty has announced his retirement from professional triathlon after 15 years.

It would be understandable if Kiwi sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had some difficulty in selecting the highlight of their podium-topping year in the 49er class.

If imitation is indeed the best form of flattery, then New Zealand elite sport is in a good space. New Zealand's high performance sporting systems are catching the eye, with delegations from across the globe visiting this country to watch.

Banned triathlete Kris Gemmell believes he never should have faced anti-doping proceedings and expects his punishment will be overturned within weeks.

Elton John once spent $73 million in 20 months. "I'm not a nest egg kind of guy", was his explanation at the time.

Changes to the Olympic events programme come as a boost to the fledgling sport of competitive climbing.