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Commonwealth Games 2014
Commonwealth Games 2014 headlines with summaries.
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Leota stars for Silver Ferns
30 Jul 2014Liana Leota proved her versatility as she starred in the shooters' circle for the under-strength Silver Ferns in their crushing win over the netball minnows St Lucia.
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Rudisha eases into 800m semis
30 Jul 2014World 800 metres record holder David Rudisha began his Commonwealth Games campaign with a comfortable first round victory at Hampden Park.
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Nigerian teen fails drugs test
30 Jul 2014Nigeria teenager Chika Amalaha, at 16 the youngest female weightlifter to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, has failed a doping test.
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Weightlifting gold for NZ
29 Jul 2014New Zealand weightlifter Richie Patterson has won gold at the Commonwealth Games in dramatic fashion, with all hope of a medal coming down to his final lift. Audio
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Boyle swims to silver
29 Jul 2014Auckland swimmer Lauren Boyle has snared New Zealand's second medal in the Glasgow pool after snatching silver in the 800 metres freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games.
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King claims Glasgow bronze
29 Jul 2014The New Zealand number one squash player Joelle King has won a bronze medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, adding a singles medal to her coffers.
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Johnston on target for Glasgow gold
29 Jul 2014The Lower Hutt shooter Sally Johnston has set a new Commonwealth Games record to win the women's 50-metre prone event and claim New Zealand's first shooting gold medal in Glasgow.
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Black Sticks claim third win
29 Jul 2014The New Zealand women's hockey team remains unbeaten at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after edging past South Africa 2-1 in pool play.
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New Zealand fall in sevens final
29 Jul 2014New Zealand's 16-year unbeaten run in Commonwealth Games sevens has ended after they were beaten in the gold medal match by South Africa.
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NZ gold rush in Glasgow
29 Jul 2014New Zealand's added three gold, a silver and two bronze medals to its tally and set a new Games record in the men's shot put qualifying at the Commonwealth Games on Monday.
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Archbold secures more cycling gold
29 Jul 2014It continues to rain gold for the New Zealand track cyclists at the Commonwealth Games with Shane Archbold winning the men's 20-kilometre scratch race.
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Zane Robertson runs to bronze
29 Jul 2014The runner Zane Robertson's claimed New Zealand's first track and field medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning bronze in the 5000 metres.
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Edwards wins bowls gold medal
29 Jul 2014The Nelson bowler Jo Edwards has won her second Commonwealth Games gold medal, taking out the women's singles at the Kelvingrove lawn bowls centre in Glasgow.
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More Glasgow gold for cyclists
29 Jul 2014New Zealand's track cyclists have claimed another gold medal of the Commonwealth Games with Tom Scully storming to victory in the men's 40-kilometre points race in Glasgow.
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NZ judokas pick up two more bronze
29 Jul 2014New Zealand has picked up two more bronze medals in Judo at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to take the judoka team's medal tally to five.
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Silver and bronze for NZ on track
29 Jul 2014The New Zealand track cyclists Simon van Velthooven and Matthew Archibald have won silver and bronze medals respectively in the 1,000-metre time trial in Glasgow.
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Black Sticks men trample Trinidad
27 Jul 2014The New Zealand men's hockey team have trampled Trinidad and Tobago 8-nil in their second game at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Hamblin, Pascoe headline day six medal chances
29 Jul 2014The pool and the athletics track are expected to offer New Zealand's best medal chances on day six of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Black Sticks women win again
28 Jul 2014The New Zealand women's hockey team have claimed their second win at the Commonwealth Games, beating India 3-0 in Glasgow.
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THE BIG "G"
29 Jul 2014The world's athletic superstar Usain Bolt may not have been aware that Scotland is holding a referendum to decide its future but in Glasgow it's hard not to miss the debate.
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NZ face Kenya in quarter-final
27 Jul 2014The All Black Sevens face Kenya in the Commonwealth Games quarter-finals on Sunday night as New Zealand continue their quest to win a fifth straight gold medal.
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Tom Walsh sets new record
28 Jul 2014The Timaru shot putter, Tom Walsh, has made an emphatic statement, setting a new record with his first throw in the qualifying round of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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NZ women's swim relay team come 4th
27 Jul 2014The New Zealand women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay team missed out on a bronze this morning at the Commonwealth Games.
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Silver Ferns smash Scotland
27 Jul 2014The New Zealand Netball team bounced back from a poor opening encounter with Malawi by sealing a dominant 71-14 win over Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last night.
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