2010 Commonwealth Games: 12 Oct - Sevens Gold

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Sevens Team Strikes Gold Again

New Zealand staged a stirring second-half fightback today to win their fourth consecutive Commonwealth Games sevens rugby gold medal.

The New Zealanders, having trailed Australia 10-7 at halftime, won 24-17 amid joyous scenes of jubilation from their supporters. More>>

Master With The Midas Touch

Gordon Tietjens, rugby sevens coach extraordinaire, has seen it all during his decade-plus at the helm of the New Zealand team. He has coached successfully on stages as far apart as Dubai and Wellington, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. More>>

Farquahar Silver, Willis Bronze

Nick Willis lost his Commonwealth Games 1500m crown this evening when he finished third in a hard-fought final...

Meanwhile Waikato javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar of Hamilton threw 78.15m to grab a silver medal, a big improvement on his seventh placing at the 2004 Commonwealth Games. More>>

King In Two Squash Finals

Joelle King was the New Zealand squash team’s special hero this evening More>>

Silver Ferns Into Final

New Zealand and Australia took different paths today to their final showdown in the Commonwealth Games netball tournament. More>>

NZ Men Lose Hockey Semi-Final

New Zealand bowed out of Commonwealth Games gold medal contention in the men’s hockey when they were beaten 6-2 by the world’s No 1 team Australia in the semi-finals today. More>>

The Nature Of Top Sport

Joseph Romanos writes... I did feel sorry for Beatrice Faumuina today.

Faumuina finished a disappointing fifth in the women’s discus. If she’d been near her best, she’d have won a medal and if she could rewind the clock a few years to when she was hurling the discus 65 metres, she’d have sauntered off with the gold medal. More>>

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