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Commonwealth Games 2022
Commonwealth Games 2022 headlines with summaries.
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Comm Games: Best times still to come for Clareburt and coach
26 Jul 2022New Zealand Swimming coach Gary Hollywood says all the science shows that six years is the magic number for a coach and athlete partnership.
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3x3 basketballers ready to showcase their stuff in Birmingham
26 Jul 2022New Zealand has been on the podium each time basketball has featured at the Commonwealth Games and a group of young men and women are chasing more medals in England this month.
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Netball: Who and what the experts will be watching in Birmingham
25 Jul 2022Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe talks to netball experts from England, Australia and New Zealand, days out from the start of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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Aucklander set to represent Jersey at Commonwealth Games
26 Jul 2022The Birmingham Commonwealth Games are the closest to be held to Jersey in 68 years - but one island athlete will be travelling across the world to get there.
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New Zealand athlete in isolation in Birmingham
25 Jul 2022One New Zealand athlete is in isolation in Birmingham days out from the Commonwealth Games but chef de mission Nigel Avery says the team is in a good position overall.
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Olympic sprint rider answers endurance problem
28 Jul 2022New rider given all clear to join women's team pursuit at the Commonwealth Games.
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A head for heights - pole vaulters ready for Birmingham
22 Jul 2022Hurling themselves in the air has never been a foreign concept for New Zealand's two Birmingham-bound pole vaulters.
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Duran Duran and Black Sabbath to open Commonwealth Games
21 Jul 2022Duran Duran will headline the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in their home city of Birmingham next week.
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No time to party for Australia at Commonwealth Games
21 Jul 2022Australia's athletes will have only 48 hours to let their hair down after finishing their events at the Commonwealth Games before having to pack their bags and leave.
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David Liti can't deny pressure ahead of Commonwealth Games
18 Jul 2022Don't be fooled by the big smile - weightlifter David Liti gets nervous when he walks out to the stage and doesn't mind admitting he's feeling pressure ahead of his second Commonwealth Games.
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Megan Signal - A weight off her shoulders
15 Jul 2022After facing devastating injuries, Megan Signal has made a remarkable recovery and has been selected to compete in the weightlifting women's 71kg event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Silver Ferns suffer record loss to NZ men
15 Jul 2022Silver Ferns fall to big defeat in Commonwealth Games warm-up.
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Silver Ferns win home series opener
14 Jul 2022Silver Ferns win Commonwealth Games warm-up against closest rivals.
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Empire Games athletes look back at former Commonwealth Games
15 Jul 2022Before packed houses of 40,000 people every day for just over a week at Eden Park, Empire Games athletes battled for imperial pride.
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NZ Commonwealth Games team makes history
13 Jul 2022Women dominate final New Zealand team for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Mental health well-being prompts diver to pull out of Games team
12 Jul 2022Diver Anton Down-Jenkins has pulled out of the New Zealand team for this month's Commonwealth Games citing mental health concerns.
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Boxer David Nyika ruled out of Commonwealth Games
7 Jul 2022Olympic bronze medallist David Nyika has been ruled out of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games due to injury.
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Long wait nearly over for Silver Fern Kayla Johnson
6 Jul 2022If a few more things had gone Kayla Johnson's way, she could well have clocked up 100 Tests for the Silver Ferns by now.
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Cricketers Lauren Down and Jess Kerr to miss Commonwealth Games
1 Jul 2022White Ferns batter Lauren Down and swing bowler Jess Kerr have been ruled out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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Final athletes named for Birmingham Commonwealth Games
30 Jun 2022The final athletes for next month's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have been selected with the announcement of the New Zealand men's and women's 3x3 basketball teams.
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NZ Sevens opt for experience for Commonwealth Games
29 Jun 2022The Black Ferns and All Blacks Sevens have named experienced sides for the defence of their Commonwealth Games titles.
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David Nyika seeks Commonwealth Games history
23 Jun 2022David Nyika will look to make history in Birmingham as the first boxer to win three consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medals.
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Picking the Silver Ferns' midcourt - who's player X?
19 Jun 2022Over the next four days 27 players will trial for a spot in the Silver Ferns' Commonwealth Games team and the gate is wide open, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
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Why the PM said no to the commonwealth summit but yes to NATO
20 Jun 2022Opinion - Jacinda Ardern's decision to attend the NATO summit in Spain but skip the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda symbolises the changes she is making to New Zealand foreign…
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