Gemma Flynn has taken the traditional route of adopting her new husband's surname.

Nikki Hamblin's famous Olympic moment keeps on receiving.

Dame Valerie Adams' disgraced former shot put rival Nadia Ostapchuk has been stripped of another Olympic medal.

Sophie Pascoe has earned her a Laureus Sports Award nomination, however last year's winners the All Blacks have been snubbed.

Rory McIlroy has revealed how he resents the Olympics because of the way he was left feeling when he pulled out of representing Ireland in Rio.

One of the great New Zealand Olympic partnerships has come to an end.

Scott Newman manages a stable of elite athletes, including Olympic bronze medalists Eliza McCartney and Tom Walsh.

BBC presenter Helen Skelton flashed some serious thigh during a swimming event in Rio while a colleague appeared to get friendly with a co-presenter.

A tearful Dame Valerie Adams has revealed she visited her mother's gravesite to share the emotional news of her damehood with her greatest inspiration.

It was a rotten era and rotten system and Lance Armstrong should not be the scapegoat, says Bruce Biddle.

High Performance Sport has spoken regarding their funding budget calls for next year. Now national sports organisations have had an opportunity to respond. Here are some summary snippets from affected sports.

The winners and losers have been announced in High Performance Sport New Zealand's funding budget for next year.

After the Olympic team's record haul, we assess who will be in favour when next year's funding decisions are revealed tomorrow.

Egyptian and German beach volleyball players highlight the massive cultural divide between Western and Islamic women's teams.

COMMENT: Russia should not be allowed to host the 2018 World Cup as punishment for the systematic cheating which has tarnished two Olympic Games.

Nigeria are hoping to enter a bobsled team at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 2018.

Key said there was no reason why a state broadcaster couldn't air big matches, but the question was where the money would come from.

COMMENT: Give me a 'W'. Give me a 'T'. Give me an 'F'. Just when you thought the Olympics had reached a lowpoint, this happens

Tokyo 2020 organisers have been cautioned skyrocketing expenses could hit an eye-popping $30 billion.

Olympic organisers have announced that they won't move the rowing venue 400kms away from Toyko in 2020.

Justin Grace is determined to honour the organ donor who gifted him another shot at life - dodging death for a second time.

12 Olympic athletes have been sanctioned for failing anti-doping tests at the London 2012 Games, with nine of the athletes being weightlifters

Jez Fanstone has stepped down as Yachting NZ's high performance director following arguably the country's most successful Olympic sailing campaigns.

It's the time of year where the Northland public have their say on the best parts of the sporting year. This years focus - your Favourite

Back to back Olympic champions Mahe Drysdale and the men's pair of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray are up for World Rowing Awards. Drysdale

GETTY06112016PORTIAWOODMAN.JPG Portia Woodman is nominated for her second straight IRB Women's Sevens Player of the Year Award. Photo/Getty

After suffering a neck injury, winter athlete Jossi Wells' recuperation period was time well spent.

Valerie Adams has arrived in Samoa as part of her travels as New Zealand's first Pacific Sports Ambassador.

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has made a strong start to the European Challenge Tour finale in Oman. Fox has carded a first round four-under

America's Cup and Olympic sailor Kevin Hall says losing two testicles to cancer was 'the easy part' compared to living with bipolar disorder.