An ambitious project launched by two of the most powerful sporting organisations in New Zealand aims to take Olympic success to unprecedented levels.

If there were any doubts over how Kiwi 49er pairing Peter Burling and Blair Tuke would cope with balancing their Olympic campaign with their Team New Zealand commitments.

Professional freestyle skier caught drink-driving is discharged without conviction.

Thailand's violinist-turned-skier Vanessa Mae has been banned from skiing competitively for four years after being found guilty of manipulating results in order to qualify.

If the Rio Olympics were held tomorrow, New Zealand would stand to collect a record 18 medals, including eight golds and 12 medals won by women.

New Zealand's sailing prowess gets another examination when the International Sailing Federation world championships start in Santander, Spain tonight.

Rowing New Zealand's plans for an eights programme is taking shape.

Former New Zealand track coach Justin Grace has been appointed Britain's sprint coach as they prepare for a strong performance at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

An oral history of Carter and Docherty's race to the finish line, where they became only the second NZ duo to go gold-silver in an Olympic event.

Ten years ago on Tuesday at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty rewrote history. This is their story, from build-up to the bike.

The Olympic eligibility loophole that allows players to swap nations may be closed to heavier athletes and any others the IRB arbitrarily decide are not genuine candidates to play sevens at Rio.

The 2016 Olympic venue is proving tricky for the New Zealand sailors over the opening days of the Aquece Rio international regatta.

Some countries are blessed with an anthem which stirs the soul. Others - think of eastern Europe for starters - don't.

One of Auckland's oldest homes has become the unlikely headquarters for our Olympics and Commonwealth Games efforts.

Does a spa pool after a speaking engagement in Virginia count? Otherwise the answer is: a while. I'm normally in the gym five days a week but I don't miss training six hours a day, watching the ceiling go by.

So close; that was the story for New Zealander Carl Murphy as he finished fourth in the snowboard cross event at the Sochi Paralympics last night.

Valerie Adams hasn't been beaten in competition in nearly four years but the two-time Olympic champion felt vulnerable going into the world indoor track and field championships.

Summer or winter Olympic Games events make more compelling viewing when measured against fellow competitors and time, rather than by judges, writes Andrew Alderson.

I've recently been told I should "stick to netball, sweetie" when it comes to my columns. I say, f*** that, states Herald sports writer Dana Johannsen.

'Hi Mum" - Beaming down into the camera, after death-defying runs on both the halfpipe and the slopestyle course.

Oscar Pistorius was allegedly surfing porn websites on his mobile phone the night he shot model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home.