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Kayaking: Australians fume as NZ wins Olympic selection appeal

Kayaking: Australians fume as NZ wins Olympic selection appeal

A trans-tasman stoush is brewing over Olympic kayaking spots as fuming Australian officials plan to appeal the decision to re-run the Oceania selection races.

Football: Oly-Whites rout Cooks

Football: Oly-Whites rout Cooks

New Zealand sealed Oceania's football nomination for the Beijing Olympic Games with a resounding 8-0 win over the Cook Islands in Fiji yesterday.

Gold medal in Beijing selectors' only consideration

Fred Strachan

Gold medal in Beijing selectors' only consideration

The New Zealand selectors must answer just one simple question before they name their single sculler for the Beijing Olympics: who is most likely to win the gold medal?